bb7 is looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer/Physicist to join our client’s growing R&D Team. Our client, located in Fitchburg, WI, is a fast growing company specializing in accessories for spectrometers. This position will be responsible for research, development, and testing of new optical/electromechanical accessories for spectrometers for petrochemical, food, forensic, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, agriculture, government and the material science industries as well as many academic and government institutions around the world.

Responsibilities:

Participate in the development of optical instrumentation and precise measuring devices

Participate in the development of control algorithms, including firmware development and hardware design

Participate in the development of communications interfaces

Will be required to use schematic capture, PCB layout and routing tools

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This is a high visibility engineering leadership role will focus on providing architecture guidance for next-generation products. The successful candidate will coordinate the efforts of multi-discipline team leads to define (develop, refine, and select) architectures for next-generation products. The successful candidate will have a strong electrical engineering background, and, as a result of the multi-discipline responsibilities of the role, will also demonstrate strong aptitude in the areas of mechanical and firmware/software design. In addition, the successful candidate will have strong experience collaborating with Product Management (Marketing) and Project Management in new product development.

The successful candidate will lead efforts to analyze high-level product requirements and then partition these requirements into logical functional blocks, taking into account cost, size, performance, and market constraints. The candidate will continuously identify tradeoffs and areas of risk in the proposed architecture, lead efforts to research alternate approaches, develop and test prototypes and/or perform simulations as needed to optimize the final system design, and provide regular updates to the business leadership team. The successful candidate will lead and participate in the creation of specifications for the various functional blocks to a level of detail that supports detailed design in the execution phase of the project. During the execution phase, the successful candidate will be a leader and contributor to activities, including detailed design and analysis, documentation, verification testing, cross functional reviews, and manufacturing release.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering and 12 years of experience in embedded hardware design.

Demonstrated expertise as a Project Engineer/leader of a multi-discipline project team for new product development, thorough attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines.

BASIC FUNCTION
The Electronics Design engineer is responsible for designing analog and digital circuits for a variety of products. Responsibilities will include capturing requirements, and translating them into engineering specifications, component selection and qualification, schematic design and entry, PCB layout, and overseeing prototype fabrication. In addition, abilty to troubleshoot and bring up hardware is expected.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Perform electrical engineering design, analysis & testing for a wide range of electronic and electro-mechanical plumbing products and subassemblies.
2. Work with electronic and electromechanical suppliers and development partners in the management of outside design & manufacturing activities.
3. Work with and provide direction and mentoring to analysts and technicians.
4. Under guidance of senior-level engineering and/or management; juggle multiple projects and priorities, with the ability to switch focus as priorities change.
5. Work with marketing, project manager and other team members to develop specifications for product or process systems from customer requirements.
6. Coordinate activities with other functional areas, suppliers, contractors and consultants.
7. Work with team, suppliers and others to establish project schedules and budgets. Establish and review plans for multiple activities/projects; monitor and take corrective action as schedule impacts occur.
8. Determine technical feasibility of new electronics product concepts.

RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTACTS
Supervisory Relationships:
• Reports to Supervisor or Manager – Electronics Engineering
• Receives general direction but exercises discretion as to personal work details.
• May coordinate work to designers, technical writers, analysts, engineering technicians and CAD designers/drafters.

Organizational Relationships:
• Frequent contact with Program and Project leadership, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Marketing, Purchasing and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Moderate contact with the client international divisions in the collaboration & development of global products.
• Occasional contact with Accounting, Consumer Affairs, Corporate Management, Legal, and other company groups as required.

Be a part of ensuring that Extreme Engineering Solutions products conform to required specifications through environmental and electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing. Create procedures, perform tests and analyze results to determine design capabilities of embedded systems that will operate in rugged environments – including projects for industrial, commercial, military and aerospace customers.

In this position you would be responsible for taking an existing LAN like system and modifying it to prepare for production. You would examine existing firmware or hardware and make recommendations to turn the existing prototype into a truly functional salable product. Lead definition of product architecture for both internal and customer-specific products

REQUIREMENTS

Technical Degree: BSEE, BSCE, ASEET, ASET or equivalent

3-5 years relevant development experience

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work in a team environment

Experience with electrical design and development

Ability to develop electrical schematics, including circuit simulation where required

Ability to work with mechanical engineers and PCB layout designers to implement physical layout of circuit

Position Summary
Dairyland Electrical Industries, Inc is looking for an Electrical Engineer with experience in power electronics to work in our Stoughton, WI (near Madison, WI) location. You will be challenged in this role as you provide technical support to existing and potential customers, make modifications to existing products, and assist in the innovation of new products.

Education and Experience
A qualified candidate will have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering and have a minimum of five years’ work experience in power electronics and printed circuit board design. A qualified candidate will have exceptional technical aptitude and outstanding skills in customer service, oral and written communication and team dynamics.

Responsibilities
Engineering is critical to our success. You will have diverse experiences with everything that touches Engineering. In this position you will enjoy regular interaction with engineering team members, company peers, and customers. You will be actively involved in engineering projects that could include simple modifications to existing products, innovation of new products, control circuits, electrical schematics, and parts lists for product design. You will also be instrumental in creating and maintaining technical documentation for internal and external use, including product assembly manuals, application documentation, accessories and mounting. Additionally, you could find yourself providing digital content to Marketing and developing shop tooling and testing devices in support of manufacturing.

Company Information
Dairyland Electrical Industries, Inc. in Stoughton, WI is the energy industry’s leading manufacturer and resource for solid-state isolation and grounding products used in the corrosion prevention industry. We specialize in applications related to over-voltage protection, safety, grounding and isolation. We distinguish ourselves through providing exceptional technical support, customer service and product quality that have been trusted for over 30 years. We are seeking talented and energetic engineers that enjoy providing solutions that exceed customer expectations. For more information on Dairyland and our solutions, please visit us at www.dairyland.com.

If you meet the Education and Experience qualifications and are seeking a challenging career with a company that prides itself in rewarding strong performance and providing opportunity for professional growth in a dynamic and stable industry, you will want to investigate this opportunity further.